Justin Bieber Takes a Page From Jacquemus and Wears a Really Large Hat

Justin Bieber has had quite the up-and-down year so far. He has taken a break with his on-and-off girlfriend Selena Gomez. His hair is becoming increasingly disheveled. Bieber, like many people going through heartbreak, needs a moment of serenity, and today, he took one. This morning, the celebrity embarked on a meditative hike with a friend. Bieber went shirtless—a move that showed off his heavily tattooed torso—and wore a pair of tan Daniel Patrick shorts, red Vans, and carried a football. He also sported a really large sun hat with an upturned brim.

Is Bieber perhaps hopping on board with the escapist trend of a past few seasons, popularized by Simon Porte Jacquemus? His supersize straw hat is similar to those that have appeared on the Jacquemus runway. Those absurdist hats and their anywhere-but-here attitude have been associated with the beaches of the South of France, a Moroccan souk, and really, a much-needed vacation. And if anything, a vacation is something that Bieber is long overdue for; a really large hat might be indicative of just that. A few days off or not, the entertainer has succeeded where very few people have tried and has managed to pull off the XXL look. In other words, a very big hats off to Biebs.